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Word Up Recirculation: Uptown Record Fair 2024
In loving memory of Tom Burgess
Celebrating the vinyl LP at the first-ever Uptown Record Fair! Featuring specialty sale items from the Recirculation archives, plus record vendors, vinyl DJs, and more.
Fans of Recirculation already know that when the project first opened, it was stocked to the rafters with not only the thousands of books collected by our late friend and volunteer Tom Burgess–but also by his records. His collection was so vast that even after distributing large donations to music non-profits, per Tom’s wishes, we still had enough left over to maintain a whole music section in the store. Along the way, volunteers have set aside scores of specialty items, which will make up the core of the Recirculation booth at the Uptown Record Fair.
But it won’t just be us! We will have several other vendors join us, setting up tables to offer goods across the musical spectrum–jazz, rock, hip-hop, blues, experimental, you name it.
Providing the soundtrack to the day will be vinyl-centric DJs from uptown and beyond, including a special set culled from Tom Burgess’ collection.
Uptown Vinyl Supreme
Delaceiba
Amanda Nazario (WFMU)
Dister
Amiri Mikel (WKCR)
$bILL
Entry is free, though a $5-10 suggested donation is encouraged.
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all times.
Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.
Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria, on Amsterdam Ave and 165th Street, is a multilingual, collectively operated bookshop and arts space, committed to co-creating a place where residents support each other to live informed and expressive lives. Recirculation is a project operated by Word Up. It was founded when former longtime Word Up volunteer Tom Burgess passed away from COVID-19 in June 2020, and is rooted in his collection of books and records gathered over the years. Most of the items are available for shoppers on a pay-what-you-can basis, and the space is often used for Word Up programming and other community events.
Sugar Hill: Toddler Time with Esther Crow
Move and groove with Esther Crow and company in this musical storytime designed especially for our youngest friends!
Saturday, March 9th
10:15am
Word Up Recirculation – The Songs We Write: A Live Original Music Event
Sit back and enjoy original live music! Featured performers are a mix of local songwriters, composers, and Song A Week members. Each artist will be performing music they have written. To learn more about the Song A Week project visit: www.songaweek.org
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.
Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.
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ACCESSIBILITY: Recirculation is a wheelchair-accessible space with one ramp from the street level down to the store. Most of the shelves are on wheels and can be moved to provide additional access. The bathrooms are not yet ADA compliant and do not yet have a changing table but are gender neutral. The events are mic’d for sound and videos are captioned when possible. Free ASL interpretation is available for most programs upon request. Please email events@wordupbooks.com to request interpretation as early as possible. If you have specific questions about the space or how an event can be made more accessible to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@wordupbooks.com.
Hispanic Society: Dominican Yorks at the Hispanic Society
Dates: February 23 – June 30, 2024
Co-curators: Reynaldo García Pantaleón, Chiqui Mendoza, & Rider Ureña